How can a single company's fundraising round, no matter how large, be considered the peak indicator for an entire regulatory framework like the AI Act? That's focusing on a single, albeit bright, point on the map and ignoring the full expression of market dynamics, especially when most startups operate far below Mistral AI's upper bound of resources. For instance, a small AI startup in Casablanca developing a niche agricultural tool would find the compliance costs an asymmetry they simply can't overcome, unlike a company flush with 21 billion euros.